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Like a Butterfly was written in a songwriting workshop in the city of Durham in the summer of 2018.

lyrics

Sometimes it can be hard to say goodbye
I’ve been living in a cage, for a little while
Lost my home, lost my friends, lost my freedom
I’ve been uprooted but the door is open wide.

Oh I haven’t any wings, but I can try
Try to fly, dance like a butterfly
Oh I haven’t any wings, but I can try
Try to fly, dance like a butterfly.

These new streets I walk and breathe have set me free
The city I came to offered sanctuary
But the longing is painful and oh I miss my home
But I know, I do not walk alone.

Oh I haven’t any wings, but I can try
Try to fly, dance like a butterfly
Oh I haven’t any wings, but I can try
Try to fly, dance like a butterfly.

I may have lost it all, but I’ve not lost my soul.

Oh I haven’t any wings, but I can try
Try to fly, dance like a butterfly
Oh I haven’t any wings, but I can try
Try to fly, dance like a butterfly.

credits

from Stories of Sanctuary, released November 8, 2019
Music and lyrics by The Sanctuary Seekers

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Citizen Songwriters Durham, UK

Citizen Songwriters enables people to share their stories through writing lyrics, creating music and performance.

Stories of Sanctuary (2018) was the first published album, curated by singer-songwriter Sam Slatcher with Raghad Haddad from the National Syrian Orchestra and refugee poets and singers living in the North East of England. ... more

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